A former Milwaukie assistant city recorder was arrested today and booked into the Clackamas County Jail on charges of theft, official misconduct and computer crimes.

Juli K. Howard, 40, resigned from her position in August 2012, around the time the city's finance department and municipal court personnel noticed suspicious transactions and ordered an internal financial audit.

City administrators forwarded the findings of the audit, which identified "anomalies in cash transactions," to the Milwaukie Police Department.

"The City of Milwaukie and the Milwaukie Police Department take very seriously any allegation of misconduct or criminal behavior," said Miluwakie Police Chief Bob Jordan.

Police detectives issued several search warrants executed at Milwaukie City Hall and Howard's home in Milwaukie to preserve any evidence relating to the "irregular court receipts and documents."

There was no credible evidence that any one else was involved, according to a press release issued by Officer Ulli Neitch of the Milwaukie Police Department.

A Clackamas County grand jury indicted Howard Feb. 8 on four counts of theft I, one count of theft II, one count of theft II, six counts of official misconduct and six counts of computer crimes. Her bail was set at $150,000.